Cosmoline
Pronunciation : Cos"mo*line (kz"m-ln)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. fr. cosmetic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913